Viva Italy! Spinach and ricotta ravioli with mozzarella cheese and tomatoes

Our friends at ItalianFoodNet sent us this mouth watering recipe and video link via email. Oh my.

You must watch this video! It’s in Italian with English subtitles and it’s so fun, and Chef Allesandro is quite handsome we must say :). He makes a mouth watering spinach and ricotta cheese ravioli with buffalo mozzarella cheese, pachino tomatoes, onion, garlic, Parmesan and sage. A simple authentic Italian meal for dinner, what could be better?

Ravioli with Mozzarella Cheese and Tomatoes (Ravioli ricotta e spinaci con mozzarella e pachino)
Courtesy of ItalianFoodNet
Serves 4

Ingredients
500 gr (17.64 oz) Ricotta and Spinach Ravioli (pre prepared ravioli, either packaged or homemade)
200 gr (7.05 oz) Buffalo’s Milk Mozzarella
15 – 20 Pachino Tomatoes or Cherry Tomatoes
½ Onion
Garlic
Grated Parmesan cheese
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Fresh sage

Slice the onion, quarter the tomatoes and dice the Buffalo mozzarella
Pour the olive oil into a frying pan, add onion, 1 garlic clove then add some fresh sage leaves and let it brown
Add the tomatoes, season with salt and after 2 – 3 minutes add ½ ladle of cooking water.

Cook ravioli into boiling salted water. Once cooked, using a slotted spoon, drain and transfer them to the pan, add a handful of mozzarella, sprinkle with grated Parmesan and sauté. Transfer ravioli to a serving dish, top with mozzarella, sprinkle with grated Parmesan, drizzle with olive oil and serve.

Photo © ItalianFoodNet